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Japanese symbol for “moab”

Romaji: subetenobakudannohaha
mother of all bombs; MOAB

In Japanese, moab is , read (subetenobakudannohaha).

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Meanings

  1. exp, n mother of all bombs; MOAB

Written forms: . Readings: .

Kanji and stroke order

bomb, burst open, pop
on: バク
kun: は.ぜる
19 strokes · JLPT 2
bullet, twang, flip
on: ダン、タン
kun: ひ.く、-ひ.き、はず.む、たま
12 strokes · JLPT 1
mother
on: ボ
kun: はは、も
5 strokes · JLPT 4

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
ばくはつ bakuhatsuexplosion; detonation; blast
ばくだん bakudanbomb
ばくげき bakugekibombing (raid)
げんばく genbakuatomic bomb; A-bomb
ばくは bakuhadestructive blast; blowing up; explosion
くうばく kuubakuaerial bombing
だんあつ dan'atsuoppression; suppression; pressure
だんやく dan'yakuammunition; ammo
ははおや hahaoyamother

Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.